LA was awesome. We flew in from Denver after a very delayed Spirit Airlines flight. First on our agenda was to pick up our rental car – which involved a hectic shuttle bus to the car rental depot followed by an extravagant insurance upsell from a customer service representative. Now that we know what it’s like to drive in LA, the insurance we purchased was an EXCELLENT move, except it meant that we couldn’t rent a GPS for our visit to LA and San Diego. Eep.

Nevertheless, we ventured out to the car park, only to find there were no cars available. Hilarious. After a short wait we were on the road (and guessing how to get to our accommodation). Surprisingly we managed to navigate our way downtown (thank you Google for saving our offline maps of the city) and arrived at our accommodation really easily. The AirBNB we stayed in was amazing; it featured a gorgeous view, a pool, gym and a friendly security man who helped us figure out how to open the lobby door.

Highlights of our time in LA included visiting and being part of the FRIENDS Central Perk set, going to a historic Dodgers vs Cubs baseball game where the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta threw a ‘no hitter’ against the Dodgers (the first in his career), stumbling upon a movie set on our walk to The Last Bookstore and eating at The Pantry where our waiter dropped the c-bomb. LA, you’re one crazy beast.